The Friends of the Orinda Library will be holding a holiday book sale on Saturday, December 7, from 10:00am-1:00pm. The sale will feature children’s books, holiday books, and puzzles -...
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Congratulations to the city of Orinda Parks and Recreation Department for a fun and successful first-ever Trunk and Treat. 150 children and their families enjoyed candy, games, and other fun activities....
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Orinda Parks and Recreation is sponsoring Orinda's first ever Trunk or Treat event and Friends of the Orinda Library is thrilled and chilled to participate in this spooktacular. So sign...
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Don't miss the largest book sale of the year! Bookshop volunteers will be setting up tables filled with wonderful books, puzzles other treasures for you to purchase. The book sale...
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FASHIONING SAN FRANCISCO: A Century of Style The Friends of the Orinda Library invite you to a docent lecture on the de Young Museum's exhibition, FASHIONING SAN FRANCISCO: A Century...
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Come celebrate the Year of the Dragon at the Orinda Library! Performers from the Concord Kung Fu Academy will perform a Lion Dance and a sword demonstration at the Orinda...
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The Friends of the Orinda Library proudly announce the winners of the 2022 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest. The contest, named…
Join READ Orinda — Orinda’s first ever community-wide all ages Read-a-thon from October 6-12, 2018! Kara Dille, EFO President, and Nancy Ross Madnick, President of Friends of the Orinda Library, are…
The City of Orinda is hosting a Pan-Asian Arts Festival this Memorial Day weekend. The two-day celebration, part of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, is free of charge and features programs…
Starting February 1, Lamorinda high schools and libraries will launch the first annual Teens Read; a program with aspirations far beyond books. “The purpose of this project is to excite…
The Contra Costa County Library is celebrating Discover & Go Month this October. Visit your local branch and enjoy the Library’s ongoing partnership with Bay Area museums and cultural venues….
Tuesday, May 2 | 6:30pm Join George Hammond of Humanities West for a fireside chat exploring the history and legend of Cleopatra. An iconic figure who lived dangerously and died sensationally,…
Thursday, May 4 | 1:00pm Dr. Marshall Zaslove, a Board certified psychiatrist, author and meditation practitioner for over 40 years, will offer simple, effective techniques, and will demonstrate the most practical…
The Lafayette Library and Learning Center is celebrating makers, creators, and the curious in the community at MakerFest on Saturday, July 30. The third annual MakerFest will include demonstrations for…
Join Orinda’s own Teen Advisory Group (TAG) for a Hunger Games themed afternoon – featuring button and t-shirt making, along with a screening of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1. Saturday,…
Join us Thursday, October 22, 7:00-8:30pm, in the Orinda Library Auditorium to hear 94-year old Holocaust survivor, author and lecturer Dora Sorell tell her story and talk about her book Tell…
SHELLY RIVOLI, AUTHOR OF TRAVELS WITH BABY Join us June 17 at 11:30 for a chance to get tips from an award-winning family travel author and blogger on everything from where to…
This spring, the Orinda Library will celebrate its 100th anniversary. The power of community is at the heart of the one hundred year history of the Orinda Library. We might…
Please join us to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Orinda Library – Saturday May 17, 2014 from 3:00-5:00pm on the Library Plaza. Enjoy live music performed by three local…
Embracing the Benefits of Living a Balanced Lifestyle Join us April 1, 2014 for the second of three Health Matters events sponsored by Orinda Library, Orinda Parks and Recreation Department…
Mary Roach’s Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal Step into any Contra Costa County Library to borrow a copy of the book or audiobook today, or pick up a copy…
Richard S. Lee, Bay Area photographer, teacher and writer will present an illustrated overview of Taishan, China. This region in southern Guangdong province, is home to the Taishanese people, also…
Embracing the Benefits of Living a Balanced Lifestyle Join us March 6, 2014 for the first of several free Health Matters lectures sponsored by the Orinda Parks and Recreation department…